Okonkwo was popularly called the "roaring flame." as he looked into the log fire he recalled the name. he
was a flaming fire. how then could he have begotten a son like nwoye, degenerate and he
sighed heavily, and as if in sympathy the smoldering log also sighed. and immediately okonkwo's eyes were
opened and he saw the whole matter clearly. living fire begets cold, impotent ash. he sighed again, deeply.
what is the author's main purpose in using figurative language in this excerpt?
to imply okonkwo's thoughts indirectly
to explain a folktale
to avoid going into a long explanation about the father-son dynamics of okonkwo and nwoye
to entertain by using symbols and metaphors

Where does the receiver live in the giver?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?